Looking for gaming laptop.

Digital X · 28 Aug 2020 at 20:01

After for a gaming laptop when out and about or chilling downstairs etc.

Max budget around £800,

Have my eyes on a couple.

I should note I do not need a huge amount of space, currently my Laptop with 256GB SSD is more than enough.

An Acer Nitro AN515-44 for £799.99

Specs:

Ryzen 5 4600H
8GB DDR4 RAM
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650Ti
15.6" 1080p 144Hz
512GB SSD (cannot see if this is NVME or M.2 whatever it is now.)
Also comes with a Headset, Mouse and Mouse Pad (which I could sell, no use for them)

OR

Asus TUF FX505 for £749.

Specs:

i5 9300H
8GB RAM (Assuming DDR4)
512GB NVME SSD
Nvidia Geforce GTX 1650
15.6" 60Hz
Marvel Avengers Game Code (can be sold)

Looking around I think it would be best to pay the extra and get the Acer, any thoughts?

Digital X · 28 Aug 2020 at 22:54

OK cheers, my knowledge of laptops aside from the screen and RAM and HDD/SSD is nearly zero, especially on the cpu/gpu side, will have a butchers.

Axeboy · 29 Aug 2020 at 11:13

For me for £50 you are getting a better cpu and gpu, it makes sense to go for the top one

Digital X · 29 Aug 2020 at 15:27

Yeah that ws my thinking my well just wanted clarification I will go for that one.

chipps101 · 29 Aug 2020 at 15:51

I'd contact ocuk and see when they are expecting this in stock - https://www.overclockers.co.uk/hp-p...md-ryzen-5-4600h-gaming-laptop-lt-04w-hp.html

Either that or wait for the one I originally posted that got ninja'd by the mods.

Digital X · 30 Aug 2020 at 00:18

Yeah that looks a lot better. not missing much on the 1650ti > 1650 am I? If it'll save me a £100 that's great.

Axeboy · 30 Aug 2020 at 08:47

Its about 10 to 15% better

chipps101 · 30 Aug 2020 at 10:22

As axeboy says the 1650ti is about 5 - 15% faster depending on the game.

Its the same card but with 12gbs memory instead of 8gbs memory, it's faster but doesn't take it into the next tier level of performance.

What kind of games do you play ? And what else are you going to be using the laptop for ?

The nitro 5 with a 10300h and 1660ti (1660ti can be 40 - 50% faster than the 1650ti depending on the game) is available for £840 and if it is purely for gaming would be better i feel as no matter wether you have a 1650 or 1650ti the gpu would be the bottleneck in gaming.

Scrutinize · 30 Aug 2020 at 11:16

MOOGLEYS · 30 Aug 2020 at 14:17

Have you had a look at the MSi Bravo 15. You get a 6 core cpu and 4GB RX 5500m graphics. I had one for a while and it was a decent machine.

Digital X · 30 Aug 2020 at 15:56

Not yet MOOGLEYS. Never looked at MSI for laptops will give them a look thanks.

chipps101 · 30 Aug 2020 at 16:53

The 144hz screen acer are using in the AN515-44 is the Panda LM156LF-2F01

This is the same panel Asus uses in the tuf A15

Lokken86 · 1 Sep 2020 at 10:17

If you can stretch to 899 you could get the Dell G5 15 Se 4600h with 5600m. It has 8gb ram 256gb storage and a 144hz panel. The main thing is the 5600 smokes the 1650 or 1650ti.
If you've read that the processor runs super hot in the G5 the issue was fixed after bios update so don't worry.

MOOGLEYS · 1 Sep 2020 at 10:22

G5 SE Will literally smoke the competition when it catches fire.... lol... Dells fix was to lower the throttle threshold so it throttles sooner to lower temps. Not a very well designed laptop tbh great internals just re-using the G3 chassis was not the best solution. Mine ended up with yellowing on the screen due to the hot air blown onto the screen.

Lokken86 · 1 Sep 2020 at 10:24

MOOGLEYS said:
G5 SE Will literally smoke the competition when it catches fire.... lol... Dells fix was to lower the throttle threshold so it throttles sooner to lower temps. Not a very well designed laptop tbh.

So why is it I'm getting consistent temps of 70c during long periods of gaming?

MOOGLEYS · 1 Sep 2020 at 10:27

Lokken86 said:
So why is it I'm getting consistent temps of 70c during long periods of gaming?

Dell lowered the throttle temp so the cpu runs at a lower frequency so it runs cooler. Mine was the 8 core so might be different now. Keep an eye on the corners of the screen....

Lokken86 · 1 Sep 2020 at 10:34

MOOGLEYS said:
Dell lowered the throttle temp so the cpu runs at a lower frequency so it runs cooler. Mine was the 8 core so might be different now. Keep an eye on the corners of the screen....

I understand you had a bad experience with yours that would put you off but I think yours was faulty out the box. Mine is also the 8 core. All I know is the temperature is definitely lower even to the touch. I remember when you mentioned about the corners so I started checking them a lot and sure enough they were scorching. Honestly now they dont get hot I'm not bsing.

Digital X · 1 Sep 2020 at 10:53

I may be buying today depending on funds, any last minute oohs or eers? I do have my sights on the Nitro 5.

chipps101 · 1 Sep 2020 at 17:28

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/hp-p...md-ryzen-5-4600h-gaming-laptop-lt-04w-hp.html

This as its now in stock

Digital X · 1 Sep 2020 at 17:54

@chipps101 I have that page open right now

Think I will go for this while they're still available. Thanks for the help all.

Edit: Ordered.